Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 26

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✨ Provincial Government Notices



THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

(PROVINCE OF NELSON.)

Published by Authority.

All Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature thereunto annexed are to be considered as Official Communications made to those Persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

ALFRED GREENFIELD, Provincial Secretary.

VOL. XVII. NELSON, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1869. No. 26.

Superintendent's Office,

Nelson, 15th July, 1869.

MESSRS. COOK and OWENS are hereby protected under Section XIII, of "The Goldfields Act, 1866," in the sole right of Ferrying on that part of the Ahaura river lying between a point three miles up the stream from the township of Ahaura and a point two miles further up the river, for a period of One Year, from the 1st day of June, 1869, and are authorised to charge Tolls, as per Schedule, on the following conditions:—

  1. That a good safe Boat and competent Ferryman shall be at all times in attendance at the Ferry.

  2. That the rate of Tolls, according to Schedule, shall be charged only until the 31st December, 1869, and should there be any considerable increase in the traffic, the rate of Tolls shall after that date be reduced to such amount as may be considered fair and reasonable by the Warden of the District.

  3. That all Government officers on duty, including road overseers, laborers, and postmen, shall be ferried across the river free of charge.

  4. That the Warden of the District shall, on being satisfied that the Ferry is not conducted in an efficient manner, and in accordance with these conditions, have power to suspend the operation of this protection until the matter of complaint be removed.

  5. That this protection shall not be transferred without the consent, in writing, of the Warden of the District.

SCHEDULE OF TOLLS AUTHORISED.

s. d.
For each Passenger 1 0
" Horse 2 6
" Head of Cattle 2 0
" Sheep 0 6

OSWALD CURTIS,
Superintendent.

Superintendent's Office,

Nelson, 15th July, 1869.

IT is hereby notified that it is intended, after the expiration of two months from the date hereof, to grant Leases for Gold Mining Purposes of the Crown Land within the District of the Nelson South Goldfields, hereinafter described, viz :—

  1. A Block of Land containing Four Acres and Seventeen Perches, more or less, situated at Stoney Lead, Candlelight Flat, near Charleston, applied for by ROGER WALKER and others (Galatea Ground Sluicing Company).

  2. A Block of Land containing Nine Acres, Three Roods, and Twenty-six Perches, more or less, situated at Dawson's and Boatman's Terraces, near Charleston, applied for by JOHN SHEARER and others (Prospect Gold Mining Company).

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.



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🏗️ Protection of ferry rights on the Ahaura River

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
15 July 1869
Ferry, Ahaura River, Tolls, Goldfields Act
  • Mr. Cook, Granted ferry protection rights
  • Mr. Owens, Granted ferry protection rights

  • Oswald Curtis, Superintendent

🌾 Intention to grant gold mining leases

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
15 July 1869
Gold mining, Leases, Crown Land, Nelson South Goldfields, Charleston
  • Roger Walker, Applied for gold mining lease
  • John Shearer, Applied for gold mining lease

  • Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary